U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday recognized the government of Somalia, a move unseen since 1991.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said on Wednesday in his first policy address that promoting economic development is the primary goal of the city's government as sustained economic growth is a prerequisite for Hong Kong to tackle housing, poverty, aging population and environmental problems.
Obama urges Congress to raise U.S. debt ceiling WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- One week before starting his second term, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged Congress to raise the country's debt ceiling in a timely manner to avert dampening investor confidence and derailing the economic recovery.
Due to China's sovereignty dispute with Japan, China's Marine Surveillance had one of it's busiest years on record in 2012...Officials say patrols found 35 developments had broken laws related to island protection...While some sailors weren't able to take a break for months.
Continuing milatary attacks on ethnic Kachin rebels by Myanmar government have raised the conersn of China and the international community over the region's stability.
The main candidates to take over as prime minister after next month's vote are starting to outline their plans for governance, with incumbent Mario Monti vowing he would repeal an unpopular property tax, predecessor Silvio Berlusconi saying he would be willing to take a lesser role in the government, and Pier Luigi Bersani, the favorite, indicating his government would include all his coalition members.
The Japanese government decided Monday to suspend two current defense programs to pave the way to map out new programs by the end of 2013, local media reported late Monday.
Thailand's rice program remained one of the country's most heated issues in 2012, triggering charges and counter-charges among government officials and critics from the opposition but getting unequivocal support from Thai farmers.
A dawn-to-dusk hartal in Bangladesh over petroleum price hike enforced by main opposition alliance passed off amid stray incidents of violence in the city and elsewhere in the country Sunday.
A number of centers and institutes are developed by Singapore Management University to link schools to the business community and public and promote a life-long learning, Vice President of the Business Development and External Relations Office of SMU said in her new year greetings.
China's Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday that government revenues in the world's second largest economy grew nearly 22 percent year-on-year to more than 125 billion U.S. dollars in November.
Indonesian Labor Minister Muhaimin Iskandar said that the deadline would be extended to Nov. 25 from the previous dead of Nov. 20.
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